[imdarkside]

Sultans correct vista uses windows mobile device which i guess is the WMDC acronym you refered to that hoover questioned. WMDC is a pia, as is vista in my opinion. this same subject was covered in a thread here.

i had to uninstall WMDC several times til i got it to tether correctly. i doubt it is your rom that is causing probs. The PC is looking at the divice and asking what it is. At the least it will connect to an unknown device IMO irregardless of the software on the device itself.

Since I got the tether to work I have had some problems but they are rare. I would focus on the PC and WMDC not the phone and its ROM.